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There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Crete by plane, train, bus, car ferry, busferry, or ferry

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  1. Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LEJ - HER
    5h 30m
    €65–214

  2. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    4. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    38h 38m

  3. Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane DRS - HER
    6h 24m
    €144–371

  4. Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane LEJ - CHQ
    6h 3m
    €166–652

  5. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane BER - HER
    6h 57m
    €90–408

  6. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane BER - CHQ
    7h 35m
    €121–606

  7. Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Leipzig to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    43h 19m
    €183–237

  8. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain train 27
    3. Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain train Rj
    4. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    46h 33m

  9. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavní nádražítrain train Drf
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Hsw
    2d 1h

  10. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Leipzig Hbf Ostseite to Gjakovëbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Gjakovë to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 6h

Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar17Weekly Planes
Duration4h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket€113Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,086.3 km
  • Duration: 5h 30m

What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Crete, Greece?

Corendon Airlines, Norwegian Air UK ltd, and three other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.

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